Demountable-rim-operating lever



E. M. FOSTER.

DEMOUNTABLE RIM OPERATING LEVER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY \5.191::.

1, 9 Patented Oct. 25, 1921.

Y e m EW/M 19 EMS STEEL COME'ANY, OF CLEVELAN RY M. FOSTER, 0FCLEVELANDQOHIO, ASSIGNUR Pit T 0 THE l-I10, A CURPGRATIUNDEMGUNTABLE-EIM-OPERATING LEVER.

Application filed. July 15, 1918.

2 '0 (11/ Ullllflil 2'1 722 (13 concern Be it known that l, EMoRY M. acitizen of the United States leveland, in the county of C State of Ohio,have invented a and useful Impro .tin'r' peratin ingr is a fullreference bei ZS;

This invention rel tion of tool for open demount Fos'rnn, residing atuyahoga and certain new vernent in Demountable g Levers, of which thefollowclear, and exact description, ng had to the accompanying ates to anovel construe ing and closing transplit tire carrying rims.

of the invention is to combine ingly simple and highly efficient on ofoperating tool which can be ized for opening or contracting the rimserving as a lock to hold the rim tracted position.

arly adapted for use t 'pe of .demountable able he ob ect an excee 01 sportion] in. connection with the rim shown and described in Patent No.1,299,451, dated April 8, 1919.

1e invention consists in the novel teater fully deended claims. In thedraw part of this specification Figure l is a perspective view 5 owingthe a transplit mountable carrying rim together with my operating leverFig. 2 is a similar view showing the tool in course of operation, thedotted lines indicating the final or locked position and Fig. 8 is adetail perspective View of the tool, the parts thereof beingisconnected.

eferring to drawi or" the transplit tire the opposite end thereof. A

is a-ttaohcdto the tones from the extre oclr or member I) is connectedug or member rim end A some disme end thereof and :1 attached to the endB, this block D extending slightly beyond the extreme end of the part B.

The lug or member C has a transverse bore or opening Cproduced thereinand the block or member I) has a transverse bore or opening D producedtherein, the opening C bein n rer to the center of the rim than theopening I)".

The operating tool comprises a plate-like head portion E, and a handleportion 1* the handle portion having a socket F produced in the angledend thereof, this socket being Specification of Letters Patent.

adapted to receiv head portion E.

heplatedilce head port-ion is ,-,with a laterally )r0jeetin'g pin. or adacent to one end. and sini': stud ll adjacent to the angled operationthe pin or stud "G the block (I while the oin or serted in the block PThis p the head in connection fi'ltll lugs 01" the rim is usually Whilethe handle is removedfrom iii The handle is then connected to the lplacing: the socket thereof orer t e the angle-cl end end of the headand thenh lever as awhole upon the or tulcrunn the end i? of thetransolit first e separated slightly lroni and caused to move inwardlyand our th:

end portion A.

Darin the lever is acting ag or stud H passes l in; through the pin orstud 01" this rirn will tend to opening operation, and the con erationwill continue until the I o l swung entirely over; and in order topermit the i'ull movement of the lever head onface thereof is out out asshown l t ceive the base of the rim end the rim has been thus contractedheld locked in such cont the handle portion F the head, the headremaining in locked lation with the rim ends.

he rim having been thus contract tire can he quickly and easily removedfrom or placed thereon, as it wii that a considerable contraction hasbeen accomplished. The (11' tween thepins or studs (9 and H is 2 metelytwo inches. :hnd conseqn" total amount of contraction th amount toapproximately this "will always be ample pe to be quickly and easilyremoved or placed thereon.

Vhen it is desired normal. closed and true circula handle is oncenioreconnected head and the lever is swung bac or stud G as a pivot or fulandduring the first G, the aid the n rooted positio can he removed torestore the LL hall of t into the reentrant angle or notch produced;

it is operating against the resiliency of the rim, but during the latterhalf ofits movement the" resiliency of the rim is act ng lock to hdldthe parts in their contracted positions when the rim has been contractedto its full extent, the base of the rim fitting in one edge of theplate-like head.

When the rim has been contracted to the and a plate having one-end bentat anangle full extent and the handle removed from the head, the extremeend of said handle can be used as a tire tool, if so desired.

1 Havin thus described my invention, what 1 claimi I 1. A device thekind described com-' prisin a head portion having a notch in one side tiereof, and provided with spaced lateral'ly projecting studs, and ahandle detachably connected to said head portion.

' 2. A device of the kind described 'comprising 'a plate angled at one.end, and having spaced laterally projecting studs, said studsprojecting away fromthe angled end portion, one edge of said platebetween said studs being reentrant, ant a handle portion having a'socke'ted angled end adapted to receive the an led end of said plate.

3. A tool 0% the kind described comprisinga handle portion having asocket at one end, said socketed portlon'bei'ng' arranged at an angle tothe ma n portion of said handle.

adapted to tit into said socketed end of the handle, said platehaving saced laterally projecting studs, the edge 0 said plate be- 4o tween saidstuds being notched or cut away.

In testimoriy whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature a MORY M. FOSTER.

